Commercial zone · section 11.6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007
C6: Highway Commercial
C6 (Highway Commercial) is a commercial zone for shops and services, vehicle sales and service, schools and institutions and offices. Buildings can be up to 12 m tall and cover up to 50% of the lot. New lots need at least 500 m² and 15 m of frontage.
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From the bylaw consolidated to Oct 5, 2026 · .
Purpose
“The purpose of this zone is to provide for uses appropriate for some highway locations.”
Section 11.6.1 of the bylaw.
What you can build and run here
In short: shops and services; vehicle sales and service; schools and institutions; offices; industry and warehousing; farming; parks and recreation.
Main uses
Allowed on their own (principal uses).
- auction, minor
- brewery & distillery, minor · only in C6l
- building & garden supply
- community Care Facility, Majoronly on Lot 3, District Lot 754, Cariboo District, Plan 23130
- education, commercial
- greenhouse & plant nursery
- health service, minor
- liquor primary establishment, minoronly on Lot A, District Lot 1432, Cariboo District, Plan 26796
- office
- parking, non-accessory
- recreation, indoor
- recycling centre, intermediateonly on Lots 21 and 22, District Lot 753, Cariboo District, Plan
- recycling centre, minor
- restaurant
- retail, adult-oriented
- retail, cannabis · only in C6c
- retail, convenience
- retail, farmers market
- retail, general
- retail, liquor · only in C6l
- self-storage facility
- service, business support
- service, financial
- service, household repair
- service, massage therapy
- service, personal
- service, pet grooming & day care
- service station, major
- service station, minor
- vehicle rental, minor
- vehicle repair, minor
- vehicle sale, minor
- vehicle wash, major
- vehicle wash, minor
- veterinary service, minor
Variants of C6
- C6c: same as C6, and cannabis retail is also allowed.
- C6l: same as C6, and liquor retail, liquor primary establishments and a minor brewery or distillery are also allowed.
Limits
| Minimum lot width | 15 m |
|---|---|
| Minimum lot area | 500 m² |
| Site coverage | 50% |
| Height | 12 m |
| Front yard | 0 m |
| Interior side yard | 0 m |
| Exterior side yard | 0 m |
| Rear yard | 0 m |
These are the zone’s general limits for principal buildings. Accessory buildings, secondary dwellings, corner lots and parking have their own rules, and other sections of the bylaw (general rules, specific uses, landscaping, parking, development permit areas) also apply.
Where C6 applies
120 areas on the City’s zoning map, about 65 ha, covering 325 parcels.
Rezonings
From the bylaw’s list of amendments since 2007: 11 into C6, 11 out of it.
1538 Highway 97 South
Dec 1, 2025 · Rezoned from C5 to C6
2679 Queensway
Sep 9, 2024 · Rezoned from RS2 to C6
2591 Vance Road
Dec 4, 2023 · Rezoned from C6 to C6c
4393 Handlen Road
Aug 28, 2023 · Rezoned from C6 to RM5
7171 Hart Highway
Mar 13, 2023 · Rezoned from C3, C6 to C2, RM5
3221 / 3191 Highway 16
Feb 6, 2023 · Rezoned from C5, AG to C6, AG
4488 Highway 16 W
Dec 19, 2022 · Rezoned from AF to C6
1933 Queensway
May 9, 2022 · Rezoned from C6 to C4l
This section was last changed by bylaws 8256, 8974, 9359, 9526.
A plain-language reading of the bylaw, not legal advice. Confirm with City of Prince George Planning and Development before you plan.
Source: Zoning Bylaw No. 7850, 2007, section 11.6 (uses, limits and purpose; quotes are short extracts), and City of Prince George open data for where the zone applies (Open Government Licence – City of Prince George). Summary written by PG Pulse. Data: JSON.
